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Recent Examples of stranglehold
But the likelihood that Florida still wins that matchup anyway is bad math for Carolina, which normally has a stranglehold further down the lineup.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Niwot’s Addison Ritzenhein’s stranglehold on the Class 4A girls 3,200 meter race continued Thursday morning, as the junior breezed to her third straight state title in the event.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
But for the United States, there’s a problem: China has a stranglehold on rare earths.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 9 May 2025
Last week, the government called executives from several major AI companies, like OpenAI and Perplexity, in an attempt to argue that Google's stranglehold on search is preventing some of those companies from truly growing.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Niwot’s Addison Ritzenhein’s stranglehold on the Class 4A girls 3,200 meter race continued Thursday morning, as the junior breezed to her third straight state title in the event.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
But for the United States, there’s a problem: China has a stranglehold on rare earths.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 9 May 2025
Last week, the government called executives from several major AI companies, like OpenAI and Perplexity, in an attempt to argue that Google's stranglehold on search is preventing some of those companies from truly growing.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranglehold
Noun
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On his second shot, the 2018 Masters champion hit a perfect shot with a fairway wood from 286 yards that just trickled into the hole for an albatross.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Horrifying images of dead albatrosses with clusters of colorful plastic spilling from their bodies, turtles eating plastic bags and whales entangled in plastic fishing nets are testament to how this pollution is affecting marine life.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Its historic millstone quarries once produced grinding stones exported across Northern Europe.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Golden aims to avoid expectations from becoming a millstone for a squad with all the elements to make a legitimate run at the school’s third national title.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Beadle is at a distinct disadvantage in aspiring to one spot where Brighton have an abundance of depth.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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This leaves key flexibility providers, including batteries, demand response, and distributed energy resources, at a disadvantage when competing for market revenues.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
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While the drawbacks of legacy software are well documented, there are some valid reasons some organizations choose to keep it—at least for now.—
Eric Giesecke,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Apple this week provided a glimpse into a feature that solves one of the biggest drawbacks of passkeys, the industry-wide standard for website and app authentication that isn't susceptible to credential phishing and other attacks targeting passwords.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The downside is that, while bibs take the load off your stomach, stopping to use the bathroom is a little more annoying than just pulling shorts down.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2025
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After the Trump Administration intensified its push for federal workers to return to the office, a new study highlights the potential downsides of this mandate.—
Gleb Tsipursky,
Time,
25 June 2025
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Transfers funded with debit or credit cards appear to be excluded in the Senate version.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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Chime makes most of its money on interchange–the 1% to 2% fees merchants are charged to accept debit and credit cards–and has been expanding aggressively into small-dollar lending.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Tax credits can significantly reduce your tax liability and possibly increase your refund.—
Prasanna Kumar,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Neither version would benefit low earning families with no tax liability.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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“Stranglehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranglehold. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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